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I would be inclined to prepare my genealogical information into book form WITH DOCUMENTATION, but rather than, for instance, the actual birth certificate

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, Jul 11, 2010

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I would be inclined to prepare my genealogical information into book form
WITH DOCUMENTATION, but rather than, for instance, the actual birth
certificate number, I would use "Birth certificate: Harrison cnty, OH,
USA", etc. for documentation. Enough information for anyone who is
interested to find the actual primary documentation w/o supplying it for them.

If all I had was a secondary source I would list it as such, i.e. book
title, author, publication date, publisher and publisher's city & state, p.
xx.; or family lore; or guess-timate. This would, hopefully cause those
interested to verify w/PRIMARY documentation themselves and therefor
improve upon or correct any mistakes or assumptions I may have made.

I would provide one copy to the LDS w/permission to make available
digitally, one copy to our state library's genealogy section or equivalent
and a copy to each of my children. I would end the list of descent w/the
deceased parents of living descendents and would NOT include any living
person. I would also provide a copy to the state library genealogical
department or equivalent in the state of the original immigrant ancestor.

I am currently working on doing the above. And I do provide data at
findagrave. Its a great site.

tenmans38@aol.com

I saw something on ABC news a while back where you can now put something inside the headstone that retains info. It could be the voice of the loved one who

Message 2 of 14
, Jul 11, 2010

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I saw something on ABC news a while back where you can
now put something inside the headstone that retains info.
It could be the voice of the loved one who died so that you
could activate it and hear there voice again.Or you could
have family history put on it.It could be coded so strangers
could not come along and read it.With it imbedded in the
Tombstone you could stand there with a handheld computer
and download it to read your own family history.This seems
more practical then writing the parents names on the outside.
In other words you could leave your own pedigree there for
future descendants to find.

Mike

Posted by: "Peakcat@..."
I think I might want to add something special before I passed out of this
world on my own marker but as far as someone else such as family I would
think that the relationship would be important before adding something
special
on another marker even for family. Of course if it is husband, sibling, or
parents than that is another story. For other family members I would think
permission should be asked first.

Ina Getzoff

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HelenS

Well, I guess I can see everyone s point of view. I love family history and am trying to document mine, I manage a cemetery, and I am a contributing member of

Message 3 of 14
, Jul 11, 2010

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Well, I guess I can see everyone's point of view. I love family history and am trying to document mine, I manage a cemetery, and I am a contributing member of Find A Grave.

I am always pleased to see a monument with family members listed and it is more costly to do this. About 10 cents a letter in my neck of the woods.

You can still have a monument in a cemetery if you are cremated. I have several in mine.

It is a shame that we have to be afraid to let people know about ourselves and our family, but also we must continue to be proud of our heritage and record our history. If you think about it, we are the ones that are leaving our records for the future. Providing the future generations a sense of where they came from. To show them what courage, perseverance, morals, strength, and determination it took to survive many hardships. The future generations will always need to know on whose back they are standing, the blood that flows in their veins, the strength of character they can draw from.

Off my soapbox and back to work.

--- In genealogyresearchclub@yahoogroups.com, Peakcat@... wrote:
>
> I think I might want to add something special before I passed out of this
> world on my own marker but as far as someone else such as family I would
> think that the relationship would be important before adding something special
> on another marker even for family. Of course if it is husband, sibling, or
> parents than that is another story. For other family members I would think
> permission should be asked first.
>
> Ina Getzoff
> _Peakcat@..._ (mailto:Peakcat@...)
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Louise

When my mother and her brother purchased a headstone for their mother, who died in 1940, they added... beloved mother of.. and then added their names. We had

Message 4 of 14
, Jul 13, 2010

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When my mother and her brother purchased a headstone for their mother, who died in 1940, they added..."beloved mother of.." and then added their names. We had bought a monunment for my parents when daddy died in 1984 and had the usual name and dates. But when my mother died in 1999, we had all four children's names added to the back side under "beloved parents of:" I have seen some very elaborately inscribed stones. One even had a 'sketch' of the lady on the front and a lovely poem her husband had written on the back. The older stones had some wonderful verses. We used to take care of a cemetery when I was a teenager and I loved looking at the dates and inscriptions. Some went back before the Civil War.Of course, it is really expensive to do much lettering now.

Never forget that there is always a blue sky and shining sun above the darkest clouds.

I visit graveyards and photograph them to post on www.findagrave.com and I
have seen many gravestones that will say "children of" or "grandchildren of"
under or on the opposite side of the deceased name. I have even seen a
couple really nice markers that do have an actual family tree on the back
side of the marker - they were beautiful. I have also seen several older
ground slabs that will detail out a persons past and (to them) present
family.

>
>
> I have a couple Q? for each of you.
>
> If you could put genealogy information on your own grave marker, would you?
>
> If you could put genealogy information on a family member or ancestors
> grave marker, would you?
> (The second one is "iffy" because I don't know the laws regarding adding to
> or putting something on someone else's grave marker.)
>
> Thank you for your time, consideration, and cooperation, I truly appreciate
> it.
>
>
>

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Nancy Heck

Helen, May I contact you off list? I have some personal questions and issues regarding my adoption and the proper etiquette and legalities for handling

Message 5 of 14
, Jul 14, 2010

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Helen, May I contact you off list? I have some personal questions and issues
regarding my
adoption and the proper etiquette and legalities for handling obituaries
and or
newspaper articles regarding my genealogy to a specific family. I do not
want to bore the list
with my issues.
Thank you for your help.
Nancy H

>
>
> Well, I guess I can see everyone's point of view. I love family history and
> am trying to document mine, I manage a cemetery, and I am a contributing
> member of Find A Grave.
>
> I am always pleased to see a monument with family members listed and it is
> more costly to do this. About 10 cents a letter in my neck of the woods.
>
> You can still have a monument in a cemetery if you are cremated. I have
> several in mine.
>
> It is a shame that we have to be afraid to let people know about ourselves
> and our family, but also we must continue to be proud of our heritage and
> record our history. If you think about it, we are the ones that are leaving
> our records for the future. Providing the future generations a sense of
> where they came from. To show them what courage, perseverance, morals,
> strength, and determination it took to survive many hardships. The future
> generations will always need to know on whose back they are standing, the
> blood that flows in their veins, the strength of character they can draw
> from.
>
> Off my soapbox and back to work.
>
>
> --- In genealogyresearchclub@yahoogroups.com<genealogyresearchclub%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Peakcat@... wrote:
> >
> > I think I might want to add something special before I passed out of this
>
> > world on my own marker but as far as someone else such as family I would
> > think that the relationship would be important before adding something
> special
> > on another marker even for family. Of course if it is husband, sibling,
> or
> > parents than that is another story. For other family members I would
> think
> > permission should be asked first.
> >
> > Ina Getzoff
> > _Peakcat@..._ (mailto:Peakcat@...)
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>

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